HPLC separation of dihydropyridine derivatives enantiomers with emphasis on elution order using polysaccharide‐based chiral columns

The separation of enantiomers of five chiral dihydropyridine derivatives was studied on five different polysaccharide‐based chiral HPLC columns with various normal‐phase (NP), polar organic, and reversed‐phase eluents. Along with the successful separation of analyte enantiomers, the emphasis of this study was on enantiomer elution order (EEO) with various columns and mobile phase composition. The interesting phenomenon of reversal of EEO, recently reported in the case of amlodipine (AML) depending on the concentration of formic acid in acetonitrile, was also confirmed with NP eluents. Under RP conditions at relatively low water content, the EEO of AML could also be reverted by varying the concentration of formic acid in the mobile phase. However, at higher water content the same parameter did not affect the EEO, but only induced gradual decrease in resolution up to complete co‐elution of enantiomers. Additionally, in organic‐aqueous mobile phases retention factors decreased with increasing water content but only up to 20% (v/v), while above this concentration the expected typical RP behavior was observed. The presence of the commonly used additive diethylamine in the mobile phase seems important for observing a reversal in EEO with increasing concentration of formic acid. The reversal of the EEO was characteristic of AML only and was not observed for any of other dihydropyridines included in this study.     

Comparative studies of immobilized chiral stationary phases based on polysaccharide derivatives for enantiomeric separation of 15 azole compounds

Immobilized polysaccharide‐based columns showed excellent enantioselectivity in normal phase separation mode. In this work, enantioseparation abilities of four immobilized polysaccharide‐derived chiral stationary phases (Chiralpak IA, Chiralpak IB, Chiralpak IC, and Chiralpak ID) toward 15 azole compounds were evaluated. Separation was carried out using n‐hexane as mobile phase with ethanol, 1‐propanol, 1‐butanol, and 2‐propanol as modifiers. And twelve compounds have achieved baseline separation with the resolutions ranging between 2.05 and 21.73. The enantioseparation on the four polysaccharide‐based chiral columns using different alcohol modifiers was compared. In general, the best separation performance was identified as Chiralpak IC, which was able to resolve 11 compounds to baseline and two partially under the screening conditions. Separation on Chiralpak IB was not satisfactory, because only four compounds were baseline separated.     

Study of the enantiomeric separation of the anticholinergic drugs on two immobilized polysaccharide‐based chiral stationary phases by HPLC and the possible chiral recognition mechanisms

In this work, the enantiomeric separation of ten anticholinergic drugs was first examined on two derivative polysaccharide chiral stationary phases (CSPs), i.e., Chiralpak ID and Chiralpak IA in the normal phase mode. Except for scopolamine hydrobromide, the remaining nine analytes could be completely separated with good resolutions using both columns under the optimized mobile phase conditions. And the enantiomeric discrimination ability of the studied CSPs towards nine analytes was in the order of Chiralpak ID > Chiralpak IA. The influences of organic modifier types, alcohol content, and base/acid additives on the enantiomeric separation were evaluated and optimized. According to the experimental results, the effect of the structures of analytes on enantiomeric separation was discussed. Additionally, the chiral recognition mechanisms were proposed based on the thermodynamic analysis of the experimental data.     

Some aspects of the preparative separation of enantiomers on chiral stationary phases

Summary In preparative column liquid chromatography, it is necessary to work with conditions of mass overload to obtain high throughput per unit time. The influence of sample mass and of eluent composition on the separation of R,S-1-(1-naphthylethyl)propylamide on chiral 3,5-dinitrobenzoylphenylglycine-silica (Pirkle type stationary phase) was investigated. At a sample load of 200μg of racemate per gram of stationary phase, the column becomes overloaded. At higher sample loads the peaks become triangular; therefore the first peak is always pure up to loads of 10mg g⁻¹, although resolution is low. The purity of the second peak depends on sample mass, but not on the strength (polarity) of the mobile phase. This is due to the effect that peak width, as well as resolution, decrease as the polarity of the eluent increases. In certain cases the polarimeter, used as a detector, can give more information on peak purity than the UV detector.     

Enantiomers separation by capillary electrochromatography using polysaccharide‐based stationary phases

The separation of chiral compounds is an interesting and important topic of research because these compounds are involved in some biological processes, fundamentally in human health. Among the various application fields where enantiomers are remarkable, drug analysis has to be considered. Most of the drugs contain enantiomers and very often one of the two isomers could be pharmacologically more active or even dangerous. Therefore, the separation of these compounds is very important. Among the different analytical techniques usually employed, capillary electrochromatography has demonstrated great capability in enantiomers resolution. The great potential of this electromigration technique stands mainly in its high efficiency due to the use of an electrosmotic flow (flat flow profile) and on the high selectivity because of the use of a stationary phase. Chiral separation can be obtained utilizing several chiral stationary phases including a polysaccharide derivative. The aim of this review paper is to summarize the main features of capillary electrochromatography and polysaccharide derivatives of chiral stationary phase. It also report examples of practical applications utilizing this approach.     

Improved preparation of chiral stationary phases via immobilization of polysaccharide derivative‐based selectors using diisocyanates

The classical method for the preparation of immobilized polysaccharide‐based chiral stationary phases (CSPs) with a diisocyanate was improved. Cellulose or amylose was directly coated onto 3‐aminopropyl silica gel after it was dissolved in a mixture of N,N‐dimethylacetamide, LiCl, and pyridine, then immobilized onto silica gel with a diisocyanate, and finally allowed to react with an excess of corresponding isocyanate. Four polysaccharide derivatives, 3,5‐dimethylphenylcarbamate and 3,5‐dichlorophenylcarbamate of cellulose, and 3,5‐dimethylphenylcarbamate and 5‐chloro‐2‐methylphenylcarbamate of amylose, were immobilized onto silica gel utilizing this method. Compared with the classical diisocyanate method, the improved procedure avoided the derivatization and regeneration of 6‐hydroxyl groups of cellulose and amylose, and thus showed an advantage for simple and economical preparation. The relationships among the amount of diisocyanate used, immobilization efficiency, and enantioseparation on the cellulose‐based CSPs were investigated. Also, the solvent durability of the obtained CSPs was examined with eluents containing chloroform or THF. By utilizing these eluents, the chiral recognition abilities of the obtained CSPs for some of the tested racemates were improved.     

Analytical and semipreparative chiral separation of cis‐itraconazole on cellulose stationary phases by high‐performance liquid chromatography

cis‐Itraconazole is a chiral antifungal drug administered as a racemate. The knowledge of properties of individual cis‐itraconazole stereoisomers is vital information for medicine and biosciences as different stereoisomers of cis‐itraconazole may possess different affinity to certain biological pathways in the human body. For this purpose, either chiral synthesis of enantiomers or chiral separation of racemate can be used. This paper presents a two‐step high‐performance liquid chromatography approach for the semipreparative isolation of four stereoisomers (two enantiomeric pairs) of itraconazole using polysaccharide stationary phases and volatile organic mobile phases without additives in isocratic mode. The approach used involves the separation of the racemate into three fractions (i.e. two pure stereoisomers and one mixed fraction containing the remaining two stereoisomers) in the first run and consequent separation of the collected mixed fraction in the second one. For this purpose, combination of cellulose tris‐(4‐methylbenzoate) and cellulose tris‐(3,5‐dimehylphenylcarbamate) columns with complementary selectivity for cis‐itraconazole provided full separation of all four stereoisomers (with purity of each isomer > 97%). The stereoisomers were collected, their optical rotation determined and their identity confirmed based on the results of a previously published study. Pure separated stereoisomers are subjected to further biological studies.     

Chiral separation of helical chromenes with chloromethyl phenylcarbamate polysaccharide‐based stationary phases

Two chloromethyl phenylcarbamate‐based chiral stationary phases, one containing an amylose‐type chiral selector (Lux Amylose 2, from Phenomenex) and the other a cellulose‐type one (Lux Cellulose‐4, from Phenomenex), were successfully used for the chiral resolution of three helical chromenes featuring a helicene‐like structure. The compound bearing a phenyl substituent on the helicene‐like structure was enantioresolved at 25°C with Lux Cellulose‐4 and a n‐hexane/1‐propanol 99:1 v/v eluent. With a n‐hexane/2‐propanol 99.8:0.2 v/v mobile phase, the same column (operated at 35°C) provided the separation of the four isomers of the compound having a hexyl residue on the helicene‐like motif and an additional asymmetric carbon. Lux Amylose‐2 was necessary for the enantioseparation of the compound having the sole hexyl residue on the helical scaffold. For the last compound a n‐hexane/2‐propanol 99.8:0.2 v/v eluent was used, and the column temperature was fixed at 5°C. The enantiomer elution order was appraised by using electronic circular dichroism and theoretical calculations. Notably, different thermodynamics of retention and enantioseparation were observed for molecules with pronounced structural similarity, that is, the enantiomer pairs of the compound containing the additional asymmetric carbon atom. Indeed, both entropically and enthalpically controlled adsorption and separation processes were observed.     

含磷手性化合物在多聚糖类手性固定相上的手性分离

在纤维素 三(3,5 二甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯)(ChiralcelOD)和直链淀粉 三(3,5 二甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯)(ChiralpakAD H)手性固定相上,采用高效液相色谱正相条件,分离了系列含磷手性化合物。考察了流动相中有机改性剂的种类及浓度对手性分离的影响;研究了化合物的结构与保留及对映体选择性的关系;并探讨了手性识别机理。     

Enantiomeric analysis of simendan on polysaccharide‐based stationary phases by polar organic solvent chromatography

Herein, the enantiomeric separation of simendan by high‐performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection using polysaccharide‐based chiral stationary phases in polar organic mode is described. Three chiral columns (Chiralpak AD‐H, Chiralcel OD‐H, and Chiralpak AS) were screened using pure methanol and acetonitrile without additives under isocratic conditions. A reversed elution order was observed on the Chiralpak AD‐H column when the methanol content in the mobile phase (methanol–acetonitrile mixtures) was above 10%, whereby levosimendan eluted prior to dextrosimendan. Further, it was found that increasing temperature effectively improved the enantioresolution on the Chiralpak AD‐H column. Van't Hoff analysis was performed to evaluate the contribution of enthalpy and entropy to the chiral discrimination process. The best enantioseparation (α = 3.00, Rs = 12.85) was obtained on the Chiralpak AD‐H column with methanol as the mobile phase at 40°C. Thus, a quantitative method for the resolution of dextrosimendan was established and validated, which could be used as a reference for the determination of dextrosimendan in levosimendan products.     

一种手性中间体在键合型和涂覆型纤维素手性固定相上的拆分

制备了涂覆型和键合型纤维素-(3, 5-二甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯)固定相, 分别在制备的纤维素手性固定相上成功地拆分了一种手性中间体, 通过考察流动相中的改性剂(醇、四氢呋喃、三氯甲烷)对手性拆分的影响, 优化了手性中间体在两种手性固定相上的色谱分离条件, 并比较了手性中间体在涂覆和键合型纤维素手性固定相上的拆分. 结果表明, 涂覆型和键合型手性固定相对这种手性中间体均有较好的拆分效果, 在150 mm的色谱柱上, 这两种手性固定相对这种手性中间体的拆分能力相差不大, 但键合型固定相上可选择的流动相范围更广.     

β-环糊精键合手性固定相分离苯并恶嗪类对映体

研究了在反相高效液相色谱模式下,基于点击化学的β-环糊精手性固定相对苯并恶嗪类对映体的手性分离情况。考察了流动相中有机改性剂的类型和比例、缓冲盐的浓度和pH值对分离的影响。考察结果表明: 乙腈作为有机改性剂比甲醇更有利于苯并恶嗪对映体的分离;乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐体积分数从0.1%增大到1.0%时,苯并恶嗪对映体的保留时间和分离度都随之减小,在pH 4.1时苯并恶嗪对映体具有最大分离度。因此确定乙腈和体积分数为0.1%的乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐流动相(pH 4.1)为最佳分离条件。分离机理研究结果表明,固定相和样品之间的包容络合相互作用以及样品和固定相之间的氢键作用,是样品得以分离的基础。本研究为进一步深入研究β-环糊精固定相提供了实验基础,同时也证明了点击化学在手性环糊精固定相制备中具有极大潜力。     

Enantioselective liquid-solid extraction for screening of structurally related chiral stationary phases

Summary An enantioselective liquid-solid batch extraction method is described for the screening of novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) during optimization studies of chiral selectors derived form a common lead structure. Extraction enantioselectivity (α) values can be calculated from the enantiomeric excess ee-values of the selectand, which are measured in the liquid phase by enantioselective HPLC. Extraction α-values have been correlated with chromatographic α-values. The influence was studied of several experimental parameters of the assay (pH_a, buffer concentration, temperature, selector/selectand and phase ratio) on the enantiomeric excess (ee) values of the selectands and the enantioselectivity of the CSPs, respectively. The derived statistically significant model has then been implemented to predict chromatographic α-values of novel CSPs. For example, an ee of 89.3% for DNB-Leu as selectand could be achieved in batch extraction for a novel synthesized but mechanistically similarly-acting CSP derived form quinine. This corresponds to a calculated extraction α-value of 17.7. Based on this α_extraction a chromatographic α-value of 28.8 was predicted by the linear correlation model; the experimental HPLC α-value of 31.7 was in good agreement and demonstrated the validity of the proposed screening method. The method is particularly helpful in SO optimization studies.     

Enantiomeric separation of new phytoalexin analogs with cyclofructan chiral stationary phases in normal‐phase mode

For the first time, three different derivatized cyclofructan chiral stationary phases were used for the direct high‐performance liquid chromatographic enantiomeric separation of 11 new racemic analogs of a natural indole phytoalexin. This class of compounds is known to have significant antiproliferative activity and other potentially useful pharmacological properties. The effect of various experimental factors was investigated to optimize the separations in the normal‐phase mode. It was found that the nature of polar modifier and additive in the mobile phase have significant impact on the enantioseparations. Better chiral recognition of analyzed compounds was achieved on (R)‐naphthylethyl carbamate cyclofructan 6 than on isopropyl carbamate cyclofructan 6 and dimethylphenyl carbamate cyclofructan 7. The thermodynamic parameters showed that the chiral separation was enthalpy controlled in all cases.     

Separation of the enantiomers of substituted dihydrofurocoumarins by HPLC using macrocyclic glycopeptide chiral stationary phases

Enantiomer separations by HPLC using the macrocyclic glycopeptides teicoplanin (Chirobiotic T), teicoplanin aglycon (Chirobiotic TAG), and ristocetin A (Chirobiotic R) chiral stationary phases (CSP) have been achieved on a unique series of potentially biologically active racemic analogues of dihydrofurocoumarin. The macrocyclic glycopeptides have proven to be very selective for this class of compound. All of the 28 chiral analogues examined afforded baseline separation on at least one of the macrocyclic glycopeptide CSP. The teicoplanin CSP showed the broadest enantioselectivity with 24 of the compounds baseline separated. The TAG and the R CSP produced 23 and 14 baseline separations respectively. All three mobile phase modes, i.e. normal phase (NP), reversed phase (RP), and new polar organic modes (PO), have been evaluated. The NP mode proved to be most effective for the separation of chiral dihydrofurocoumarins on all CSP tested. In the reversed phase (RP) mode, all three CSP separated a similar number of compounds. It was observed that the structural characteristics of the analytes and steric effects are very important factors leading to chiral recognition. Hydrogen bonding was found to play a secondary role in chiral discrimination in the normal phase and polar organic modes. Hydrophobic interactions are important for chiral separation in the reversed-phase mode. Chromatographic retention data does not provide information on the absolute configuration of these chiral dihydrofurocoumarin derivatives. However, when coupled with circular dichroism using the exciton coupling chirality method, the enantiomer elution order and the absolute configuration of some chiral dihydrofurocoumarins were successfully determined.     

Direct chromatographic resolution of racemic aminoglutethimide and its acetylated metabolite using different cellulose based chiral stationary phases

Summary Two improved methods for the enantiomeric separation of racemic aminoglutethimide (±AG) and its acetylated metabolite (±AAG) have been developed. Direct liquid chromatographic resolution of the enantiomers of aminoglutethimide and its acetylated metabolite was accomplished using Chiralcel OD and Chiralcel OJ columns without any derivatization. Maximum resolution of 8.87 and 2.23 was obtained for the enantiomers of aminoglutethimide and its acetylated metabolite using a Chiralcel OD column, while maximum resolution of 10.34 and 7.01 was obtained for the enantiomers using a Chiralcel OJ column. Optimization of separation was obtained using different concentration of 2-propanol in hexane as a mobile phase.     

Liquid chromatographic enantiomer separations of novel quinazolone derivatives on quinine carbamate based chiral stationary phases using hydro-organic mobile phases

Quinine carbamate-type weak chiral anion-exchange selectors (SOs) and the respective chiral stationary phases (CSPs) have been used for the direct liquid chromatographic enantiomer separation of a wide range of chiral acids. In the present work, we demonstrate that these CSPs can also be extended to chiral discrimination of a set of neutral polar potential NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) and/or AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid) antagonist imidazo-quinazoline-dione derivatives (selectands, SAs) using acetonitrile and methanol containing hydro-organic and buffered mobile phases. The influence of mobile phase composition, column temperature and structure variation of the SAs and SOs on retention and enantioselectivity was systematically investigated to gain insight into the overall chiral recognition mechanism. As was expected for the reversed-phase mode, acetonitrile has a stronger eluotropic effect compared to methanol. Except for two analytes, the acetonitrile containing mobile phases provided baseline resolution (R(S)) of the enantiomers with R(S) values ranging between 1.68 and 2.76. Using methanol as the organic modifier enhanced the enantioselectivity. The enthalpic and entropic terms for the SO-SA association were calculated from the linear van't Hoff plots. Data reveal that the enantiomer separations are predominantly enthalpically driven.     

High‐performance liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of amino alcohol analogues possessing 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton on polysaccharide‐based chiral stationary phases

The stereoisomers of 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroisoquinoline amino alcohol analogues and derivatives thereof were separated in normal‐phase mode on chiral stationary phases based on preprepared silica coated with cellulose tris‐(3,5‐dimethylphenyl carbamate), cellulose tris‐(3‐chloro‐4‐methylphenyl carbamate), cellulose tris‐(4‐methylbenzoate) or cellulose tris‐(4‐chloro‐3‐methylphenyl carbamate). On all the investigated chiral columns, the retention and the enantioseparation were influenced by the nature and the concentrations of the mobile phase components and additives, and also the temperature. Experiments were performed in the temperature range 10–50°C. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated from plots of lnα vs 1/T. On these polysaccharide‐based chiral columns, both enthalpy‐driven separations and entropy‐controlled enantioseparations were observed. The latter was advantageous with regard to the shorter retention and greater selectivity at high temperature. The sequence of elution of the stereoisomers was determined in all cases. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Streptavidin chiral stationary phase for the separation of adenosine enantiomers

In this paper, a microbore column packed with streptavidin particles was used, at various temperatures (0-24 degrees C), to separate the adenosine enantiomers by HPLC. Using an aqueous mobile phase, the apparent enantioseparation was high for a small molecule, varying from 11.5 at 0 degrees C to 6.2 at 24 degrees C. From the experiments carried out with a streptavidin-biotin complex stationary phase, it was demonstrated that the blockage of the biotin sites of the immobilized streptavidin was responsible for a strong decrease in the enantioselectivity via a direct and/or an indirect effect. From the analysis of the concentration dependencies of the solute retention factor, it was also shown that a reduction of the D-adenosine specific binding sites occurred at the lowest temperature. The thermodynamic parameters determined from the van't Hoff plots indicated that the D-adenosine binding to the streptavidin specific sites was enthalpically driven.     

Investigation of brush-type chiral stationary phases based on O,O'-diaroyl tartardiamide and O,O'-bis-(arylcarbamoyl) tartardiamide

Four chiral organosilanes based on O,O'-dibenzoyl tartardiamide, O,O'-bis-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl) tartardiamide, O,O'-bis-(phenylcarbamoyl) tartardiamide and O,O'-bis-[(3,5-dimethylphenyl)carbamoyl] tartardiamide were synthesized and immobilized on silica to afford corresponding brush-type chiral stationary phases (CSPs) with well-defined structures. Using 54 compounds containing a wide variety of structures as analytes, the enantioselectivities of the four CSPs were evaluated under normal-phase modes. 3,5-Dimethyl substituent in the aryl group was found to significantly affect the enantioselectivity of CSPs containing aryl ester moieties. Aryl carbamate moieties in CSPs were observed more beneficial for enantioseparation than aryl ester moieties. The additional hydrogen-bond donors (NH) present in the carbamate groups contributed greatly to the enantioselectivity of CSPs, which is contrary to the results that have been found in network-polymeric CSPs.